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Osa Maliki
Official portrait of Osa Maliki
Official portrait, c. 1956
Chairman of the
Indonesian National Party
In office
27 April 1966 – 15 September 1969
Preceded byAli Sastroamidjojo
Succeeded byHardi (acting)
Legislative offices
Deputy Speaker of the
People's Consultative Assembly
In office
20 June 1966 – 15 September 1969
Member of the
People's Representative Council
In office
24 March 1956 – 9 February 1968
Personal details
Born(1907-12-30)30 December 1907
Padalarang, Dutch East Indies
Died15 September 1969(1969-09-15) (aged 61)
Semarang, Indonesia
Resting placeCikutra Heroes Cemetery
Political partyIndonesian National Party
(1946–1965; 1966–1969)
Occupation

Osa Maliki Wangsadinata (30 December 1907 – 15 September 1969) was an Indonesian politician and teacher from West Java. He held various positions during his career in politics, including as a member of the People's Representative Council (DPR), deputy speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), and chairman of the Indonesian National Party (PNI). Born in Padalarang, West Bandung, he was educated at a Taman Siswa school. In 1926, he participated in an unsuccessful communist rebellion against the colonial government and was subsequently exiled to a concentration camp in Western New Guinea.

In 1938, Osa returned from exile and became a teacher. During the Japanese occupation, he